[WBEL-users] Truetype fonts

[Syv]

On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 09:10:49 +0100 (BST), first last wrote:
> I just did it the day before yesterday:
>
> I copied my fonts to /etc/X11/lib/X11R6/fonts/TTF
> then
> cd /etc/X11/lib/X11R6/fonts/TTF
> ttmkfdir
> cp fonts.scale fonts.dir
>
> Then edited /etc/fonts/fonts.conf added a new entry
> <dir>/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF</dir>
>
> and then, as it didn't work properly, I edited
> /etc/X11/XF86Config and added the line FontPath
> "/etc/X11/lib/X11R6/fonts/TTF"
>
> next to:
> FontPath "unix/:-1"
>
> So that should take care of all xft/non-xft apps.
>
> I haven't tried gnumeric but I know that all my apps now have
> the same ttf fonts :)
>
> Hope that works for you
>
Actually that does NOT work for me.
The truetype fonts are installed. I can see them when I go to 
fonts:/// in Nautilus, I can also see them and select them on the 
profiles, it does NOT work in gnumeric, Abiwork or QT applications [I 
use putty for SSH].
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Thanks
syv@911networks.com